Agitation relaunch for repatriation
Exiled Bhutanese in Beldangi on Tuesday warned of agitation if the Nepalese government fails to take up their demand of repatriation seriously. They also accused the Nepalese government of being reluctant towards their past agitations which were also launched, in part, to pur pressure On Bhutan government for repatriation....
Getting ready for general elections 2013
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan It is no surprise that Bhutan has been named as the most peaceful and stable country in the South Asian region by one of the NGOs. It is no surprise either that Nepal was placed next to Bhutan in that index. One would have expected...
Bhutan’s democracy in action
2008 – that is the year when Bhutan claimed to have sown the seed of democracy. Despite allegations that thousands of citizens were barred from exercising their right to vote, the small Himalayan kingdom was making all progress to open up quite widely as it prepared for the second...
Wish to be monarch again
After six years he surrendered his power to the political parties, former king of Nepal Gyanendra Shah has finally come out to speak his wishes – that he wants to be reinstated as monarch of the country but with purely ceremonial role. In an exclusive interview with local TV...
Soldier killed, another injured
Militant Ambush: A soldier of the royal Bhutan army was killed and another injured last morning, when unknown militants ambushed a regular RBA patrol team near their outpost in Gawaithang in the south central border district of Sarpang. According to Sarpang dzongkhag officials, the incident occurred at around 6:20am,...
Communism spills into Hong Kong
In 15 years of Chinese rule, the citizens in Hong Kong feel, Communism is gradually gripping the otherwise free and open Hong Kong society, as Chinese government install mainland loyal as chief administrator of the island. Local human rights groups estimate the number of people flung to protest the...